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the British isles.” We must confess that we can by no means 
assent to Mr Babington's views of these islands being beyond — 
the pale of the British Flora; we know not what can bring 
countries or islands within such boundaries, if political pos- 
session and continuity of property do not—British islands 
in the English channel:—together with the fact stated above 
by Mr Babington himself, that * the scientific men of France 
do not look upon them as part of that country." And surely 
if the vegetation of Greenland and Iceland, which countries 
geographically belong to America, be included in the Flora 
Danica, well may that of the islands in question be comprised 
in a Flora of Great Britain, without offence to any power. 
We are not on that account, however, the less grateful to 
Mr Babington for so meritoriously devoting his time and his — 
talents to the formation of this interesting manual. Catalogues - 
of plants are never prepared with so much accuracy as when .— : 
detailed, by competent authors, in local Floras, and it Be ; 
great pleasure to us to see the number of these so greatly 
increase, But even, geographically speaking, if the species 
found in the Channel islands be considered which are com- 
mon to England, the affinity is very striking. Of the 848 
species of flowering plants and ferns found in Jersey and 
Guernsey, “ the following only are not included in British : 
Floras (as English), although several of them are now found — 
to be not uncommon natives of England." 
** Ranunculus ophioglossoides. Centaurea Isnardi. ; e 
Erucastrum incanum. Hypocheris glabra, &. Balbisii, (Kent, — 
Sinapis Cheiranthus, (sands near Pe- Mr Borrer.) up. 
nard Castle, Swansea, Mr Joseph Senecio erraticus, (Buttington, Mont- 
Woods.) gomeryshire, C. C.B.) E 
Polygala vulgaris, 2. oxyptera,(Sussex, Echium violaceum. [places.) 
Mr Borrer,—near Liverpool, C.C.B.) Orobanche barbata, (on ivy in many 
Arthrolobium ebracteatum, (Scilly Linaria Pelesseriana. ^ 
isles, Miss White.) Salvia clandestina, 
Myriophyllum alternidorum, (Shrop- Armeria plantaginea. Ec 
shire, Rev. A. Bloxam.) Atriplex rosea, (common on the British pe 
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